Lirac
In challenging years, it’s often the west bank of the southern Rhône that bears the brunt. But somehow, between the dry start, disease pressure and heatwave, Lirac managed to turn out a collection of very impressive wines in 2023.
Not a subscriber? Sign up today to read the Rhône Report and all Premium articles. Use the code RHONE2023 at checkout to get 20% off your first subscription.
{"content":"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"}
Matt Walls’ top-scoring Lirac & Tavel 2023 wines:
{}
{"wineId":"89634","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"89635","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"89636","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"89637","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"89638","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"89639","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"89644","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"89645","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"89646","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"89650","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"89651","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"89652","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"89653","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"89654","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"89655","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"89656","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{}
Related articles
